He's staying at his aunt's.
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阿姨
ā yí
HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 3
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ā yí · aa3 ji4 (Jyutping)
- maternal aunt
- term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation
- childcare worker; nanny
- domestic worker
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Character breakdown
阿
- Meaning
- prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
- Radical
- 阝
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- ⿰阝可
- Cangjie
- NLMNR
- Four-corner
- 7122.0
姨
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Example sentences
He stayed at his aunt's house.
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